The Wolves stink. I know it, you know it, most of the country knows it. It comes as no surprise, then, that most of the Wolves chatter in blogs, message boards and traditional media has surrounded player movement and just what the hell McHale and Co. will do to get themselves out of this one.

I started a series about finding Big Al a frontcourt mate, but in retrospect it was premature. Before we continue the "How to Fix the Wolves" talk, I thought it would be valuable to look at how successful teams have been put together.

This analysis has holes, to be sure, but it's just a start that will hopefully light a fire in your minds as to how us wanna-be GMs think about our armchair hobbies.